The Council Guide
Appendix A - 1935 & 1937 Jamboree Shoulder Insignia
The Council Guide aims to catalog all shoulder insignia used by councils. While the “JSPs” made for the 1935 and 1937 Jamborees should be included, it is difficult to accurately catalog these patches by council since council names do not appear on the patches and there is no known surviving list of which councils had Scouts in which troops. For this reason, all 1935 and 1937 Jamboree shoulder patches are included in this Appendix and not in other volumes of The Council Guide.
Many users will of course want to collect the shoulder patches used by their council’s Scouts. In some cases, which patches to collect can be determined by examining the uniforms that Scouts are wearing in photographs taken at the time, or by looking at the insignia that appears on an original uniformfrom the period. Other times, paperwork may be found which establishes the provenance of an item. Much interesting research remains to be done in this area.
*Changes to the 2011 Edition appear in red.
1935 National Jamboree
The BSA’s first National Jamboree was scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C. in August of 1935, but was cancelled due to a polio outbreak. By the time the Jamboree was cancelled, most troops had already produced insignia for uniform wear.
Among other Jamboree insignia, Scouts would have worn a red felt arcon theiruniform sleeve. ARoman numeral signifying the Scout’s regionwas printedat the top of the red felt arc. Below and to the leftwas printed the letter of the Scout’s Jamboree Section (subcamp), whilebelow and to the right the Scout’s Jamboree troopnumberwas printed. Those identifiers, and a border around the entire arc, were applied with white flocking.
Region / Section / TroopNotes
IA14
[I A 16 – A troop flag is known to exist so shoulder insignia was likely made, although this has not yet been confirmed.]
IA20
IA22
IA27
IB1
IB3
IB11
IB15
IIC1
IIC3
IIC8
IIC12
IIC27For use by Steuben Area Council (402)
IID16
IID26
IIE7
IIE25
[III G 2 – A troop flag is known to exist so shoulder insignia was likely made, although this has not yet been confirmed. For use by Lebanon County Council (650).]
IIIG7
IIIG17
[III G 20 – A troop flag is known to exist so shoulder insignia was likely made, although this has not yet been confirmed.]
IIIG21
IIIG23
IIIG24
IIIG34
[III H 10 – A troop flag is known to exist so shoulder insignia was likely made, although this has not yet been confirmed.]
[III H 16 – A troop flag is known to exist so shoulder insignia was likely made, although this has not yet been confirmed.]
IIIH32
IVK10
IVK17
IVK14
IVK29
IVK31
IVL24
VM6
[V M 10 – A troop flag is known to exist so shoulder insignia was likely made, although this has not yet been confirmed.]
VM15For use by Nashville Area Council (560)
VM22
VIN11
VIN16
VIN19
VIN23
VIN33
VIQ21
VIIP9
VIIP24
VIIQ4
VIIQ5
VIIQ7
VIIQ17
VIIQ21
VIIQ27
VIIIP4
VIIIT5
[VIII T 8 – A troop flag is known to exist so shoulder insignia was likely made, although this has not yet been confirmed.]
VIIIT14
VIIIT23
VIIIT25
VIIIT32
VIIIU2
VIIIU6
VIIIU7
IXV5
IXW7
IXW10
IXW11
IXW16
XIY16
XIY19
XIY27
XIIZ25
1937 National Jamboree
Most Scouts attending the BSA’s National Jamboree in the summer of 1937 would have worn a piece of insignia made of two felt ribbons connected at the top by a wide metal pin, which also served to secure the insignia to the uniform sleeve. The top ribbon was dark blue and shorter than the red bottom ribbon it was positioned directly on top of. The bottom ends of both ribbons were notched into the shape of an upside-down “V”. On the dark blue ribbon was printed a Roman numeral signifying the Scout’s region. On the red ribbon was printed the letter of the Scout’s Jamboree Section (subcamp) and the Scout’s Jamboree troopnumber. Those identifiers, and a border around the each ribbon, were applied with white flocking.
Some Sea Scouts attended the National Jamboree, and they were organized into provisional ships for the event. Their shoulder insignia were not the dark blue/red ribbons worn by other National Jamboree participants, but instead were navy blue felt arcs, similar in size and shape to the 1935 Jamboree shoulder insignia. White flocking was used to print the letters “SSS” followed by the Sea Scout’s Jamboree ship number, as well as a border around the entire arc.
Scouts fortunate enough to be attending the 1937 World Jamboree that summer participated in a shakedown camping trip prior to departing for Holland. That campout was held during the BSA National Jamboree and on the site of the National Jamboree, in Section Q. During the campout, World Jamboree contingent members wore shoulder insignia identical to National Jamboree participants, except instead of having a Region number printed on the dark blue felt ribbon, the initials “W J” were printed vertically on the ribbon, with a globe between them.
Region / Section / TroopNotes
ID3
IE6
IE10
IE24
IE33
IIA11
IIA29
IIA31
IIB13
IIB34
IID16
IIF23
IIS29
IIIR10
IIIR14
IIIR24
IIIR32
IIIS1
IIIS8
IIIS30
IIIS32
IVP22
IVU18
IVU28
VI9
[V K 12 – Handwritten documentation of this troop exists(from a Scout in Louisiana’s 7th Congressional District), so shoulder insignia was likely made, although this has not yet been confirmed.]
VIL1
VIL14
VIL28
VIM34
VIIF31
VIIG16
VIIH10
VIIH17
VIIH18
VIIH21
VIIIG9
VIIIO24
VIIIO27
VIIIP7
VIIIP9
VIIIP14
VIIIP15
VIIIP34
IXN2
IXN20
IXN27
IXN28
IXN31
IXO8
XI4
XI5
XI19
XI10
XI22
XIF15
XIIJ1
XIIJ2
SSS2on NBL felt arc; used by Sea Scouts
SSS3on NBL feltarc; used by Sea Scouts
SSS4on NBL feltarc; used by Sea Scouts
SSS5on NBL feltarc; used by Sea Scouts
SSS7on NBL feltarc; used by Sea Scouts
SSS11on NBL feltarc; used by Sea Scouts
SSS13on NBL feltarc; used by Sea Scouts
SSS14on NBL felt arc; used by Sea Scouts
SSS15on NBL feltarc; used by Sea Scouts
SSS18on NBL feltarc; used by Sea Scouts
WJQ2Used by World Jamboree contingent members
WJQ4Used by World Jamboree contingent members
WJQ7Used by World Jamboree contingent members
WJQ25Used by World Jamboree contingent members
*The book The National and World Jamborees in Pictures, published by the BSA after the Jamboree, includes a list of the Jamboree Sections (pp. 16-17):
SECTIONREGIONSTATES
AIINew York, New Jersey
BIINew York, New Jersey
DIVermont, New Hampshire
EIMaine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
FXIWashington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana (Part)
GVIIWisconsin, Michigan
HVIIIllinois, Indiana
IXMinnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana (Part)
JXIICalifornia, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
KVTennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana
LVINorth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
MSea ScoutsFrom All Parts of the U.S.
NIXOklahoma, Texas, New Mexico
OIX, VIII(IX Above) (VIII Below)
PVIIIIowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado
QWorld GroupsU.S. World Jamboree Contingent and Scouts from Other Lands
RIIIPennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, District of Columbia
SIIIPennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, District of Columbia
TIVOhio, West Virginia, Kentucky
UIVOhio, West Virginia, Kentucky
The Regional Totals noted on photographs (pp. 18-21) include the number of participants, and in some cases, record the Section assignments slightly differently:
REGIONSECTIONTOTALS
ID, ECT, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI: 68 Troops; 2,712 Scouts & Scouters
IIA, BNY, NJ: 80 Troops; 3,070 Scouts & Scouters
IIFNY, NJ: 10 Troops
IISNY, NJ: 2 Troops
IIIR, SDE, MD, PA, VA, WV (East Section): 68 Troops; 2,480 Scouts & Scouters
IVT, UKY, OH, WV (West): 68 Troops; 2,938 Scouts & Scouters
VKAL, AR, FL (West), LA, TN: 34 Troops; 1,273 Scouts & Scouters
VIL, MFL, GA, NC, SC: 44 Troops; 1,797 Scouts & Scouters
VIIF, G, HIL, IN, MI, WI: 76 Troops; 2,938 Scouts & Scouters
VIIIO, PCO, IA, KS, MO, NB, WY: 48 Troops; 1,747 Scouts & Scouters
IXN, OOK, NM, TX: 54 Troops; 1,949 Scouts & Scouters
XIMN, MT (East), ND, SD: 34 Troops, 1,273 Scouts & Scouters
XIFID, OR, MT (West), WA: 16 Troops; 636 Scouts & Scouters
XIIJAZ, CA, NV, UT: 34 Troops; 1,274 Scouts & Scouters; with 60 extra territorial Scouts
MSea Scout Base: 21 Ships from all sections of the country; 781 Sea Scouts; included in Regional totals.
QWorld Jamboree Scout Contingent: 805 Scouts & Scouters representing 46 States; included in Regional totals.
QForeign Scouts: 352, representing 24 countries
1937 World Jamboree
After leaving their shakedown campout at the BSA National Jamboree, members of the BSA’s World Jamboree contingent traveled onward to Holland. Contingent members changed shoulder insignia en route, replacing their previous felt ribbons for ones identical in size and shape but with different printing.
The World Jamboree shoulder insignia was made of two felt ribbons connected at the top by a wide metal pin, which also served to secure the insignia to the uniform sleeve. The top ribbon was dark blue and shorter than the red bottom ribbon it was positioned directly on top of. The bottom ends of both ribbons were notched into the shape of an upside-down “V”. On the dark blue ribbon was printed “USA” and on the red ribbon was printed the Scout’s Jamboree troopnumber. Those identifiers, and a border around the each ribbon, were applied with white flocking.
InsigniaNotes
USA1
USA2
USA3
USA5
USA6
USA7
USA8
USA10
USA12
USA13
USA15
USA17
USA18
USA19
USA20
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